On a number line, a number, b, is located the same distance from 0 as another number, a, but in the opposite direction. The
number b varies directly with the number a. For example b = 2 when a =-23. Which equation represents this direct
variation between a and b?
b=-a
b=-a
b-a=0
bl-a) = 0

Look, when you want to do something like put it like x^2. x2 could mean x² or x₂. so to clear confusion, know the notation. to find the product multiply the x's and you get -8x and the y's and you get 6y. since it's all being multiplied it is just -8x6y, or answer a. although the better answer is -48xy(combining -8 and 6) because you should multiply constants whenever you can.